Monmouth Medical Center Receives Grant For AIDS/HIV Treatment

was one of several Monmouth County hospitals to receive funding for medical and support services to those living with HIV/AIDS, Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd announced this week.

The Long Branch hospital received $465,811 in funding as part of $8.1 million in grants given to hospitals, health centers, community organizations, and public health agencies throughout the state.

According to a release, Monmouth Medical Center will use the money to provide ambulatory outpatient medical care, dental care, diagnostic testing, medical case management, medical nutritional services and treatment adherence for low-income area residents with HIV/AIDS.

“Through Ryan White Grants, Monmouth Medical Center's HIV clinic offers Monday and Tuesday morning clinics and Thursday afternoon clinics, with urgent and walk-in patients scheduled as needed," Margaret Eng, M.D., Medical Director of Monmouth Medical Center’s HIV Program said in a release.  "Funding also provides nutrition counseling and case management services for Monmouth's HIV Program, which marks its 10th anniversary in March.”

More than 45,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey, according to a release. The state ranks fifth nationally in the percentage of women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, third in the percentage of pediatric cases and seventh in the overall number of cases